diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4672147318e7d72115787fd4109476d1073c5a9b..868445bf33c9aa92b9b061462a31171028f7d496 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ quiet_cmd_gen_envp = ENVP    $@
 			-I$(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/include \
 			$< -o $@; \
 	else \
-		rm $@; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		touch $@ ; \
 	fi
 include/generated/env.in: include/generated/env.txt FORCE